The Islanders will face the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 1987. Just to put in perspective how long that has been, Lou Lamoriello was just named President of the New Jersey Devils and Barry Trotz was in his first and only season as General Manager and Head Coach of the Dauphin Kings in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
On the player side, only four Islanders were alive (Andy Greene - 4, Johnny Boychuk - 3, Thomas Greiss - 1, Andrew Ladd - 18 months).
The Islanders are 1-3 all-time against the Flyers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.